24-year-old Marcus Bornslatter teaches fourth graders at Joe May Elementary School in Dallas.
A Dallas ISD teacher got a big surprise on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday.He now makes sure each student has a safe space by going above and beyond to provide snacks, hygiene products and more in his classroom."A lot of kids that are fatherless, or they don't have a male figure around, so I was like, maybe if I'm in there I can be like a father or a big brother to these kids," Bornslatter said on the show.
"Every week they were like, am I going to see you on Monday? I was like, you're going to see me every Monday for the rest of the school year," Bornslatter said.His goal was to increase confidence in his students and get rid of negative self-talk.Bornslatter says he's seen a great deal of progress."They are constantly growing and giving it their all," he said.Then he got a big surprise.A video message from his students and a bit of support.
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